# Senior Plant Issue Resolution Engineer - Electrical Systems

**Company:** [Zoox](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/zoox)
**Location:** Hayward, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $170k – $209k/yr
**Experience:** 8+ years
**Skills:** Vehicle Electrical Systems, Wiring Harnesses, Connectors, Control Units, Compute Hardware, Sensor Hardware, Root Cause Analysis, Design For Manufacturing, DFM, Jira, Confluence, SQL, Python, 3Dx, Delmia, Sap Me/Mii
**Posted:** 2026-05-08

> Leads triage, containment, and resolution of electrical systems issues in autonomous vehicle manufacturing. Drives root cause analysis, corrective actions, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure production quality and efficiency. Requires 8+ years in hardware systems and strong electrical engineering knowledge.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Lead triage, containment, and resolution plan of issues identified during general assembly and end-of-line testing within assigned subsystem/domain
- Define and execute short-term containment actions, including rework plans, part quarantine, and build flow protection
- Collaborate cross-functionally to lead root cause analysis across design, process, supplier, and manufacturing domains, identify and prioritize blockers, and drive Design for Manufacturing (DFM) improvements
- Support cross-functional teams to implement permanent corrective actions (PCA) and prevent recurrence
- Support prototype builds, production trials, and engineering changes to validate fixes and improve manufacturability
- Develop and maintain metrics, dashboards, and reporting to track issue health, closure rates, and recurrence and improve PIRT processes, including issue tracking, prioritization, and cross-functional execution

## Qualifications
- B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- 8 to 12 years of experience in automotive OEMs, robotics, aviation, or other complex hardware systems within manufacturing, product engineering, or sustaining environments
- Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems, wiring harnesses and connectors, control units, compute, and sensor hardware
- Proven experience leading root cause analysis and corrective actions in production, manufacturing, or field environments, including new product launch support
- Strong cross functional communication and problem solving skills with the ability to operate effectively in a fast paced environment

## Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with Design for Manufacturing (DFM), production process optimization, Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies
- Experience in autonomous vehicles, robotics, or EV systems
- Familiarity with tools such as 3DX (Dassault), DELMIA, SAP ME/MII, JIRA, Confluence, SQL, Python, or data visualization tools

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